- non-communicable
- adj.Non-communicable is used with these nouns: ↑disease
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non-communicable
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non-communicable — /nɒn kəˈmjunɪkəbəl/ (say non kuh myoohnikuhbuhl) adjective not communicable. –non communicably, adverb …
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communicable — [ kɔmynikabl ] adj. • XVIe; « affable » 1380; de communiquer ♦ Qui peut être communiqué (I). Information, dossier communicable. Une idée, une impression qui n est pas communicable. ⇒ transmissible. ⊗ CONTR. 1. Secret. Incommunicable, inexprimable … Encyclopédie Universelle
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noncommunicable — non·communicable … English syllables
noncommunicable — /non keuh myooh ni keuh beuhl/, adj. not communicable, esp. with reference to a disease that is not transmitted through contact with an infected or afflicted person. [NON + COMMUNICABLE] * * * … Universalium
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